Eating perfume

[KuzcoLlama]

I used the "Californian frat house" reference because those guys at work all wear that Hollister cologne (that "California" store).

Ah, that store. I actually like that place for shirts. I was just speaking from experience. Gross dirty "don't-touch-anything" experience.

[AFpheonix]

Agh. The worst scent (well, besides eau de dumpster, which is what a few customers buying needles the other day apparently applied to themselves) has to be Axe Body Spray. I don't have allergies, but that stuff is so strong and noxious it makes my eyes tear up.

[Luna]

I've always worn a type of vanilla. It's a warm fuzzy smell most people like, makes them think of cookies and baking. I used to waer Vanilla Field all the time for years. Always got compliments on it and great shock when I said no, it isn't some $60 per half ounce crap. You can buy it well, now it's $20 for a bottle at any drugstore perfume aisle. I wear Body Shop Vanilla now, it's more natural and not as purfumey.

If a co-worker said it bothered them, or if anyone ever told me it did - I would stop wearing it. Mostly I wear stuff b/c it soothes me. Like when I go home, I put on a bit of lavender oil. Nice and soothing.


I hate patchuli (sp?). That is possibly the worst scent in the world.

[KuzcoLlama]

I hate patchuli (sp?). That is possibly the worst scent in the world.

Close, patchouli. Disgusting scent. I smelled it once when I was checking out scents at the store, inwardly gagged, then made my friend smell it so she could be disgusted too. If I have to punish myself with a horrible scent, I'm taking someone down with me!

Ugh, what do I wear? Usually just lotions with vague scents on them, such as sweet pea or white cherry blossom. I figure me being showered and clean should be good enough.

[SlinkyKat]

I used to strictly use vanilla-scented oils only until a friend got me hooked on Hanae Mori's Pink Butterfly. It smells like vanilla or cotton candy (depends on who is smelling it) and everyone who encounters me loves it. I have co-workers who purposely hug me to get a whiff of this stuff. It's like a pheromone! I'd never been big on perfume before, but nothing gets between me & my Pink Butterfly. I even spray some on my cleavage before bed.

And I am with you - patchouli is the most vile smell ever. It smells like an oily, dirty person.

[MadMike]

I've always worn a type of vanilla. It's a warm fuzzy smell most people like, makes them think of cookies and baking.

I sometimes use vanilla shampoo & conditioner. But again, it's not that expensive crap, just the cheap Suave brand. Each only costs about $1.

[DesignFox]

It's different when you wear perfume and people can only smell it when they hug you or get close to you- afterall, THAT'S how its supposed to be. (I do know people who wear perfume, and honestly, I never noticed it until I gave that person a hug and caught a soft whiff of it...and when it's soft and not an overpowering scent, it doesn't make my head explode)

It's when I can smell you before I see you that makes me go into sinus shock. And most people that overload themselves tend to wear those nasty factory scents...

[myswtghst]

My favorite scent is Pikake, it's a flower found in Hawaii. I found the fragrance in a gift shop in a novelty bottle on Kauai, fell in love, and have been tracking it down at scent shops ever since. I generally buy it in a flower oil version, so a little goes a long way, and just dab it on when I get out of the shower. The only perfumes I use other than that are from Comptoir Sud Pacifique, which are freaking expensive, but very unique. My favorite is the Vanilla Banana one.

I had a friend in college who was obsessed with how great I always smelled (according to him). He would hug me forever everytime we hung out, and just tell me how good I smelled.

I like Patchouli in very small quantities, and in incense. In perfume, it just tends to be way too much.

[Primer]

Am I bad for liking the way Obsession for Men smells on me (I'm female)?
I have found that if I wear anything for more than a few days at a time I can't smell it any more, so I'll wear it maybe once a month, if that.

[Rapscallion]

Hmm - scents for men are supposed to attract women, so there's no surprise that you like the smell.

Rapscallion

[tollbaby]

Agh. The worst scent (well, besides eau de dumpster, which is what a few customers buying needles the other day apparently applied to themselves) has to be Axe Body Spray. I don't have allergies, but that stuff is so strong and noxious it makes my eyes tear up.

mmmm no... I had an ex-boyfriend who used Axe Essence... and yummmmmmm *drool* I have really high sensitivity to most scents, and it didn't bother me too much. But he used in moderation :P